A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.Wayne Gretzky

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.Gordie Howe

Hockey Quotes

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.Steve Nash

I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick.Libba Bray

Every day is a great day for hockey.Mario Lemeiux

Hockey has given me everything, most importantly it brought me to Swift Current, where I met my wife Deb.Joe Sakic

I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.Mark Messier

We were hockey gypsies, heading down another gravel road every weekend, plowing into the heart of that magnificent northern landscape. We never gave a thought to being deprived as we travelled, to being shut out of the regular league system. We never gave a thought to being Indian. Different. We only thought of the game and the brotherhood that bound us together off the ice, in the van, on the plank floors of reservation houses, in the truck stop diners where if we'd won we had a little to splurge on a burger and soup before we hit the road again. Small joys. All of them tied together, entwined to form an experience we would not have traded for any other. We were a league of nomads, mad for the game, mad for the road, mad for ice and snow, an Arctic wind on our faces and a frozen puck on the blade of our sticks.Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse

Hockey is the original extreme sport.Tom Ward

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.Rodney Dangerfield

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.Tiger Woods

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good.Gary Bettman

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.Bobby Orr

You make me want to suck a bruise on you just to kiss it better.Rachel Gibson

That's another thing, we made up games. We didn't have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn't skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that.Mike Krzyzewski

Oh brother we are not worthy!Rick Jeanneret

You can't get big in hockey. You need to be pliable... they've even taken fighting out of the game, so there's no more of those big huge guys who just fight.Brett Hull

You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.Joe Sakic